18.2% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Penrith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Penrith
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Penrith now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. While 18.2% of residents use another language, this is still well below the New South Wales and national figures. Most people here speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.9% of the population, though Mandarin, Tagalog and Hindi are also spoken. Around 2.7% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
2.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031464/penrith/topic/language